in fact, you need 400 hours of training to do a manicure in california, 1500 to cut hair had. but the state of california requires zero training for anybody to tattoo or pierce someone. >> you and i could go out and give somebody a tattoo? >> you and i can set up shop and do it out of the back of our van if we wanted to. >> reporter: and this is what can happen, nasty infections and the spread of diseases like hepatitis and aids. she wrote a law that just went into effect in july, requiring tattoo artists have a minimum of two hours of blood-borne pathogen training each year. they'll also have to pay a registration fee to cover the cost of random infections. but considering how much training you need to cut hair in california, eric's family doesn't think the law goes far enough. >> it's an invasive procedure, so of course people need to be trained and they need to know what they're doing. >> reporter: she admits her law could go further but says it took six years to pass this version. even though it will cost artist michael more than $350 a year in fees and training costs, he